These congenital heart disorders, as well as aortic stenosis, pulmonary stenosis and various other cardiac conditions, share a clinical sign: the veterinarian will notice a heart murmur during a routine examination.

And because an oxygen deficiency may not be apparent within a few days of birth, Peters also wants every parent "to go home from the hospital with a list of symptoms'' of critical congenital heart disorder, which include excessive sleepiness, sweating while nursing, and skin with a bluish or purplish color.

After physicians cleared the first major hurdle, the next concern was Ian's lungs, which had to begin developing normally before surgeons could conduct the first of three critical open heart surgeries to correct his other congenital heart disorder, HLHS.

Featuring Centers of Excellence for the treatment of diabetes and congenital heart disorders, Children's Hospital also operates the region's only level 1 pediatric trauma unit and a neonatal intensive care unit with the highest designated level of care.

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